[TenTec] "End of an Era"

[Ron]

I think this is a very strange discussion.  Money comes and goes but the
rigs tend to pile up in my shack for years.  Radios and computers and
printers and plotters and power supplies and even batteries.  It is a given
that the technology will change and hopefully improve, but the real
requirement for any item of equipment is, does it do the job required of it.
The next question is, can I hope to repair it and keep it operational in my
use.  Other requirements for the gear seem to fall into the category of
vanity, and of course that is important too.  I wonder if Elecraft is coming
out with a K3?
Ron
KA7U

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Arthur
Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 9:55 AM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] "End of an Era"


Grant Youngman wrote:

>
>I like free stuff, too.   Wonder if it's worth making that argument to my
>Mercedes dealer and see if I can get one for free.
>
>
>
You try to compare apples and oranges. Obviously, you can't insert your
Mersedes into DVD writer and make another copy.

>>wolonteers who developse software for fun.
>>
>>
>
>I've had the misfortune of downloading and trying to use a variety of
"free"
>and "for fun" software.  "Open source" doesn't equate to free.  Red Hat's
>Linux Enterprise is technically "open source".  Last time I looked, it
>wasn't free.  You still get largely what you pay for.  There are exceptions
>to everything, of course.
>
>
Red Hat is not only one casiono in the city. There are a lot of free of
charge distributions. On the other hands, since Linux Enterprise is
isued under GPL lincense it can be sold for any amout of money. On the
other hands,  anybody can redistribute it for free of charge witout any
punishment. Otherwise it may violate GPL license.

>
>An SDR (at least as of this writing) still has a substantial component of
>proprietary hardware associated with it.  You can't ignore that.  You can't
>plug an antenna directly into your "soundcard" yet, either.  No free lunch
>anywhere.
>
>
Sure, we can't plug antena directly to soundcard for now. I'm just
trying to figure out how to obtain better rig for lesser money. I do
believe that 4-10k$ is too much for good HF rig nowadays. There are a
number of possible ways how to do it cheaper and better. SDR is one of
possible solution.

Arthur, EW1CK
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